Les Vignerons du Sieur d’Arques Aimery Crémant de Limoux ‘Cuvée 1531’ Brut NV
12.5% abv, Limoux, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 55% Chardonnay, 30% Chenin Blanc & 15% Pinot Noir, aged on the lees for 10 months during secondary fermentation in bottle. Tasting note: the Crémant is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity […]
Domaine Maire & Fils Arbois Trousseau ‘Vignes Aux Anes’ 2020
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar; root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau from a steep vineyard of 5 hectares in Arbois, vines are 30 years old, and are grown on clay and marl soils. Tasting note: the Arbois Trousseau is deep garnet in color with […]
Domaine Frédéric Puffeney Arbois Trousseau 2017
14.5% abv, Arbois, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau, organic farming, aged in French oak barrels for 14 months. Tasting note: the Puffeney Arbois Trousseau is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rose hip, black tea, […]
Château d’Esclans Côtes de Provence Rosé 2020
13.5% abv, Domaines Sacha Lichine, La Motte, imported by Möet Hennessy USA, Inc, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 52% Grenache Noir, 20% Rolle, 14% Syrah, 7% Cinsault % 7% Tibouren, grapes from estate-grown vines are destemmed, optically sorted, and the free run juice is fermented in demi-muids and […]
Domaine de la Rosière Vin de Savoie Jongieux Blanc 2020
11.5% abv, Jongieux, imported by Wines Witj Comvicrion, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère, sustainably-farmed, whole cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks with no MLF (malo conversion). Tasting note: the Jongieux is deep lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of […]
Domaine de Pierres Sèches Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Pure Roussanne’ 2020
14.5% abv, Sylvain Gauthier, Ozon, imported by Fass Selectione, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne organically-farmed from 20-year-old vines grown on decomposed granite, the grapes are pressed whole cluster and fermented with native yeast and aged in 3-year-old French oak barrels for six months. Tasting note: the Saint-Joseph […]
Paul Benoît & Fils Cotes du Jura Melon d’Arbois 2018
13.5% abv, Pupillin, imported by H. Mercer Imports, Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. 100% Melon d’Arbois, aka Melon à Queue Rouge, an ancient local clone of Chardonnay that produces a grape that is green with a pinkish red accent near the stem. Organically-farmed and aged in mostly new oak barrels. […]
Jean-Claude Boiseet Chambolle-Musigny ‘Les Chardannes’ 2012
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from the ‘Les Chardannes’ vineyard which lies under the famous grand cru Bonnes Mares closer to the RN74. The grapes were hand-harvested and de-stemmed, macerated for 24 days with natural yeasts and the […]
André François Côte-Rôtie ‘Gerine’ 2019
13% abv, Ampuis, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from the Gerine climat, a steep south-facing micaschiste soils. The wine spends 24 months in barrel. Tasting note: the Côte Rôtie is deep purple in color with hints of garnet, and a clean nose of […]
Frédéric Puffeney Arbois Rouge ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
14% abv, Arbois, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Pinot Noir, Trousseau & Poulsard (percentages undisclosed) from an co-planted vineyard, co-fermented, and aged in French oak for three years. Frédéric is the nephew of famed winegrower Jacques Puffeney and works by hand a small 2.5 hectares […]